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CHOKE TUBE [2 records]

Record 1 2004-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
DEF

A type of refrigerant control. Usually consists of several feet of tubing having small inside diameter. Friction of liquid refrigerant and bubbles of vaporized refrigerant within tube serve to restrict flow so that correct high side and low side pressures are maintained while the compressor is operating. A capillary tube refrigerant control allows high side and low side pressures to balance during off cycle.

OBS

Capillary tubes are sometimes called choke tubes.

Key term(s)
  • capillary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Machines frigorifiques
DEF

[...] tube de cuivre de diamètre intérieur choisi entre 0,6 et 1 mm et de longueur parfaitement déterminée pour créer une perte de charge (c'est-à-dire une chute de pression du fluide admis à l'évaporateur) suffisante pour équilibrer la différence des pressions entre le refoulement et l'aspiration.

CONT

Le détendeur capillaire ou tube capillaire est utilisé sur tous les réfrigérateurs ménagers et sur certains meubles commerciaux tels que les conservateurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Obturadores y boquillas (Componentes mecánicos)
  • Máquinas frigoríficas
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Record 2 1991-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Removable tube, usually supplied in sets, screwed into the muzzle of a shotgun barrel to provide a specific degree of choke.

OBS

Term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Tube amovible vissé dans la bouche d'un canon de fusil de chasse pour lui donner un degré déterminé d'étranglement. Il fait d'habitude partie d'un assortiment.

OBS

Terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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